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Mehr zu den politischen Segnungen von Föderalismus
Schneider, Andrea; Zimmermann, Klaus W. - 2009
. -- Federalism ; Decentralization ; Outvoted …The political blessings of federalism are the core of our discussion. These benefits are operationalized as the … different cases, we conclude that the political force of the decentralization-theorem (Oates) is a sole and inverse function of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003831728
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Federal directives, local discretion and the majority rule
Loeper, Antoine - 2010 - This version: December 2010
. -- Federalism ; Local Discretion ; Directive ; Partial Decentralization ; Majority rule …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008859902
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Federal Directives, Local Discretion and the Majority Rule
Loeper, Antoine - 2013
I consider a heterogeneous federal system in which policy coordination is desirable but underprovided in the absence of a federal intervention. To improve policy coordination, the federal layer can intervene by imposing bounds on local policies. These federal bounds define a restricted policy...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014151289
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Mehr zu den politischen Segnungen von Föderalismus
Schneider, Andrea; Zimmermann, Klaus W. - 2009
The political blessings of federalism are the core of our discussion. These benefits are operationalized as the … different cases, we conclude that the political force of the decentralization-theorem (Oates) is a sole and inverse function of … the population size of the nation: Next, the question is addressed how the gains from federalism react to variations in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010270385
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Efficiency of fairness in voting systems
Turnovec, František - 2009
Fair representation of voters in a committee representing different voters’ groups is being broadly discussed during last few years. Assuming we know what the fair representation is, there exists a problem of optimal quota: given a fairʺ distribution of voting weights, how to set up voting...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003823906
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Tax competition and the choice of tax structure in a majority voting model
Borck, Rainald - 2003
This note studies the choice of tax structure in a majority voting model with tax competition. Regions may tax mobile capital or immobile labor. Individuals differ with respect to their relative endowments of labor and capital. Even though a lump sum tax is available, the equilibrium capital tax...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011437882
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Quota manipulation and fair voting rules in committees
Turnovec, František - 2012
The concept of fairness is being discussed related to the distribution of voting power among different actors of voting. We are using the following, intuitively natural principle of fairness: each unit of resources (shares, seats) should yield the same voting power (influence). Voting power is...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009515425
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Ethnofederalism and Ethnic Voting
Bluhm, Richard; Hodler, Roland; Schaudt, Paul - 2021
We investigate how changes in the administrative-territorial structure affect ethnic voting. We present an event study design that exploits the 2010 constitutional reform in Kenya, which substantially increased the number of primary administrative regions. We find (i) strong evidence for a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013211015
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Foot Voting, Decentralization, and Development
Somin, Ilya - 2019
We can enhance development by making it easier for people to “vote with their feet” between jurisdictions. Few, if any, policy reforms can achieve such enormous increases in economic growth and opportunity. Foot voting is, in several crucial respects, a better mechanism of political...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012899463
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Fiscal Decentralization and Centralization Under a Majority Rule : A Normative Analysis
Akai, Nobuo; Mikami, Kazuhiko - 2009
In his seminal work on fiscal federalism, Oates (1972) addressed the so-called Decentralization Theorem, which states …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014058981